Category Archives: This week at the shop

An Obama Economy

The Electorate has spoken, or possibly more precisely the Electoral College has spoken.  Politics being the endless source of entertainment it is, you can interpret the results any way you want to.  I will simply say that the Obama Economy … Continue reading

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Downstairs With Mr. Sump Pump

New York & New Jersey were hit hard we have been told, and considerable uncertainty reigned here on Sunday when we made the decision to pack up the vulnerable machinery from the lower shop where Hurricane Irene left her high … Continue reading

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You Can Do It in A Spitfire

Back in the 60’s Nick Marro wrote off three Spitfires, the last one in spectacular fashion when on his way home from the watering holes in New York State, a Ford Galaxie barrelled into his lane on the old Vermont … Continue reading

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The Lobster Cometh

“The car had been seen off and on from 1977 to 1981 in various open sheds or fully exposed to the weather”  So wrote Dick Sanders in the opening remarks of his monograph on the Westland Aristocrat. This is certainly … Continue reading

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